Update on the house!

We have made some serious headway in the past weeks! I cannot believe it has been six weeks since we took possession though...

{Branches coming down to bring in more light!}

{Rejuvenation lights going up in the kitchen!}

{Benjamin Moore Accolade Paint, Miller Color Wayfarer Gray for the kitchen walls}

{A vintage Italian Chandelier I found at Monticello's Antique Mall in the breakfast nook}

{The original entry chandelier gets a deep cleaning and the door gets a coat of B.M. black}

{Schoolhouse Electric lights go up in the hallway (they will have clear glass shades and Edison bulbs!)}

{Payton playing in the newly painted Living Room (Color is Miller Light Showers/ B.M. Accolade Paint)}

Off to take measurements for the new Baldwin knobs and locks we are ordering for the doors! My mom has been such an incredible help painting. I cannot believe how straight she can cut-in! I am so lucky to have all of this help.

I also need to take pictures of my husband's amazing handywork with the Family Room recessed lighting! Looking so much better!

This weekend we will be painting a whole lot of doors and trim! :) Happy Friday to all of you!

Demolition on our house is in full motion!

Wow! I just realized how long it has been since I posted. My, how the days have flown by these past two weeks...

Here is an update on our progress:

• July 1st we took possesion of the house (Which also happened to be our 5th Wedding Anniversary!)
• 4th of July weekend we pulled carpet, linoleum, started to strip wallpaper, sold our hot tub and gazeebo, took down some trees and limbs and large hedges.
• The entire next week we sanded wood work, removed moss from the roof, continued to strip wallpaper, took out all light fixtures and outlet covers and upstairs bathroom got demo'd to the studs. :)
• The next weekend was spent sanding, priming and more priming with some ceiling painting too (Who knew how much time sanding and priming wood work would take?)

Luckily for us we have the most amazing family! A special shout out goes to my Parents who have and continue to tirelessly help us during every single stage. My father even stopped by between kidney transplants to put in a few hours while he was on call last weekend! I am a lucky girl :)

Andrew finally had to go back to his real job on Monday so we have slowed down a bit, but the electricians were over today putting in a new updated electrical box, installing a light fixture over my dining room (Can you believe no one ever had a light there in 70 years?) and adding in some seriously needed 3 prong GFI's for our family room! I heart the guys at West Side Electric btw...

I also want to say that the guys at Dick's Color Center (who specialize in Benjamin Moore and Pratt and Lambert) have been awesome. I practically live there and with all of the walls, ceilings, trim, mouldings, built-ins and doors being painted I thinkIi might have to pick up a side job there...

Anyways, here are some pics. of the progress so far:

{The day we took possesion. Yes, that is Green carpet.}

{Carpet out, check. Two layers of linoeum out, check! Wallpaper gone!}

{Hardware and light fixtures removed, walls and ceilings patched, oil based primer applied!}

{Enough said.}

{Ahhhhh. Empty.}

{Just so we are clear, my husband is a genious with this paint sprayer! Seriously. And, no, we won't be putting those awful flourescent lights from the previous photo back up.}

In fact, we are going to get creative and possibly put recessed lights in to those wood panels. TBD.

Nighty, night.

House buying: The before process...

Everyone who has bought a house knows that the waiting period between "technically buying" through appraisal, inspection, addendum and "officially buying" is a killer. I am so ready for Friday to get here! As far as I am concerned this has been the longest 10 days since my 9th month of pregnancy!

But, I am also so excited to be buying a house with so much potential and the bones that I really love. I am actually (don't tell my husband!) looking forward to the sweat equity work that we are going to be putting into it. Well, sort of. :)

Here are some fun pictures so that you can truly get an idea of the scope of what we are getting ourselves into! Now just hope that we get the seller to agree to our addendum!

{Love the open floor plan and coved lighting in this room.}

{Can we say white cabinets!}

{Hello floral wallpaper! But I love the built ins...}

{Gorgeous 1940's windows and lots of light.}

{I actually cannot believe what good shape this original bathroom is in!}

{Yes, that is a wood panelled bar. }

{This is the only section of the house that is not on the main level. We think it was an add on for a caretaker.}

{More wood panelling and neon lighting.Yikes!}

{I love this yard!}

{The view from the family room.}

{Dining room windows to the covered porch.}



I am really looking forward to getting my hands on this house! As you can see, we really have our work cut out for us... More on this soon...

Monday Musings: We bought a house last night!

I am so excited I can barely stand it... Happy Mother's Day to me! :) We bought a 1940's super fixer-upper, one level ranch, in an adorable neighborhood! I cannot wait to share my "before" pics. from inside with you later on this week. We have a lot of work ahead of us. In the mean time check out the rmls listing pics.! I love the light, the large sized rooms, the one level living and the amazing property!